“I don't have a Facebook account and would like to request all personal data...”

[trhway]

somehow reminded about procedure of requesting your files from, at least in some aspects, the pre-computer age incarnation of FB : https://www.fbi.gov/services/records-management/foipa/reques...

I mean it is is pretty easy to imagine that FBI functions these days may be contracted out to FB who would carry them out probably more efficiently :)

And another scary piece of imagination - watching/listening to Mark in front of the Congress commission, i basically felt like i'm witnessing Octavian in front of Senate from Rome ... The same situation of logic without moral restraints. The same mismatch between illusory and real power balances. Hail Augustus Caesar ... err ... the 50(or even high 40ies)-something President of US. And if we're lucky, there will be another after him...

[jwilk]

You have to enable JS to see the form. It looks like this:

Please provide us with the following information and we'll follow up. Alternatively, you can email [email protected]

Full name: ________

Country of residence: ________

Email: ________

Confirm your email address: ________

Please summarize the type of information you'd like to find: ________

Please note that all fields are required in order for us to process your request. We reserve the right to request further information where a request is incomplete or inaccurate.

By submitting this notice, you represent that all of the information you submit is true and accurate.

[ ] I agree

[0kto]

The next step is:

Hi,

We've received your request for information about your personal data, but since there's no Facebook account associated with the email address from which you're writing, you'll need to send us a response directly from the email address that's listed on the account you'd like information about. ...

[microwavecamera]

I coincidentally requested mine this morning. Haven't got a response yet.

[celticninja]

I would be horrified if they have any data on me give I have never had an account, but I expect it is there all the same.

[thsowers]

Yes -- Sadly this was "confirmed" this week when Zuckerberg said "In general we collect data on people who are not signed up for Facebook for security purposes,"... “We need to know when somebody is trying to repeatedly access our services,”[0]

When a congressmen asked about collecting data on non-users and building "shadow profiles"

> Zuckerberg said he was not familiar with the "shadow profiles" term

[0]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/zuckerber...

[incompatible]

It's what entities like DoubleClick have always done. They'll try to track an individual, knowing their name is just a bonus.

[arcbyte]

Why?

[artichokeheart]

My suspicion of Facebook is so strong I do wonder if this is not some honeypot in itself.

[Arbalest]

Is it time to start creating shadows for Facebook to track of people that don't exist and don't have facebook accounts?

[OscarCunningham]

What happens if I fill in the name of someone who doesn't have Facebook and isn't me?

[jwilk]

That poor soul will get an unsolicited email from Facebook that will make them sad.